Product Warranty
TIRE SERVICE LIFE RECOMMENDATION
All Mickey Thompson tires are designed with conscience efforts to maximize tire life with maximum performance. However, the useful life
of a tire is a function of its use, application, and storage conditions. Since these elements can vary widely, and are not controlled by the
manufacturer, accurately predicting the life of any specific tire based on calendar age is near impossible.
However, Mickey Thompson does recognize the benefit of a uniform approach regarding the service life issue. Accordingly, Mickey
Thompson recommends the following age criteria for removing tires from service even if the tires appear to be undamaged and have not
reached their tread wear limits. These dates are based from the manufacturing date, which can be found on the sidewall of your tire.
Radial Light Truck Tires – 10 years
Passenger Tires – 10 years
Race Tires – 4 years.
Bias Truck Tires – 8 years
Under no circumstances should these recommendations be consider as an "expected" service life. Most tires will need to be replaced
before these time limits are met due to service conditions.
Tires must be removed for several reasons, including: tread worn down to the minimum depth, signs of damage (cuts, cracks, punctures,
impact damage, etc), abuse (Long sustained burnouts, overload/under-inflation, improper repair etc), and should be considered for
removal in the event of weather checking, misapplication, and performance levels falling off.
In some cases a vehicle manufacturer may make a recommendation for tire replacement earlier than Mickey Thompson's
recommendations for their products based upon their understanding of the specific vehicle characteristics and application. If so, the
consumer should follow those vehicle manufacturer’s specific recommendations for their vehicle.
DETERMINING THE AGE OF A TIRE
The manufacturing date of a tire is incorporated into an 11 digit code, called a TIN (Tire Identification Number) located down by the bead
of the tire. The only exception would be most Pro Drag Radials, which do not incorporate traditional TIN's. On street legal tires, the TIN is
preceded by the letters "DOT".
The last four numbers of the TIN represent the week and year of manufacture. In the example below, this tire was produced the 35th week
of 2008.
EXAMPLE: CY1JM5FJ3508 (3508 = date code)